Bard College offers a number of Tuition Exchange opportunities for Bard students. Students participating in a Tuition Exchange apply through Bard to enroll directly as a student in the partner university/program. Students pay their regular Bard tuition (with their financial aid package in effect), but are responsible for paying room, board, and fees to the partner university/program. No student is guaranteed to study abroad via Tuition Exchange.Some exchanges have limitations on the number of students who can apply each year. Students interested in applying to be an exchange student at one of the following partner institutions should contact study abroad adviser Trish Fleming well in advance of the application cyclefor full information at fleming@bard.edu or ext. 7080.

Berlin, Germany

Humboldt University

Humboldt University has developed an active international program: the university’s 36,000 students include more than 4,000 foreign students, many from eastern Europe.
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A good command of German is a prerequisite for studying at Humboldt, because the academic language is generally German, with few exceptions. Learn More

Botswana, Costa Rica, Italy, and Nepal

Via Pitzer College Study Abroad

A number of Pitzer College’s semester study abroad programs are open to Bard College students via Tuition Exchange. Their programs feature homestays and study of local language.
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Pitzer in Botswana includes extended study trips in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Their program in Costa Rica includes in-depth research opportunities at Pitzer’s own Firestone Center for Restoration Ecology.

The Nepal program, the longest-running of Pitzer’s programs abroad, has an integrated curriculum enabling students to interact closely with the people and cultures of this Himalayan country in a time of great transition.

Cairo, Egypt

The American University in Cairo offers a liberal arts curriculum with classes taught in English, all on its modern, 260-acre New Cairo campus.
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AUC’s study abroad program is one of direct enrollment, meaning that students select courses from general undergraduate listings and are not limited to a fixed set of courses. Students may also choose to take Arabic language classes. Learn More

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto-Seika University

Kyoto-Seika University is a small, innovative university with faculties in the arts and humanities. Courses are offered mostly in Japanese.
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For a successful exchange study experience, at least basic Japanese language ability is very important (at minimum, one year college-level Japanese; two years preferred). Students majoring in the studio arts and film are encouraged to apply for this exchange and may take studio art courses focusing on forms of art with distinctive Japanese traditions, including Japanese painting (Nihonga), printmaking/papermaking, ceramics, video and media arts. Learn More

Middelburg, The Netherlands

University College Roosevelt

University College Roosevelt (UCR) is a small Liberal Arts and Sciences college that is part of Utrecht University, but located in the historic city of Middelburg in the southwest of the country.
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UCR offers a broad Liberal Arts and Sciences program with all classes taught in English. UCR boasts an international academic community of 600 students and dedicated faculty and staff. Application to take part in the Bard-UCR Exchange is open to all disciplines, including the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and performing arts. Learn More

Milan, Italy

The University of Milan

The University of Milan (UniMi) is a public teaching and research university, with approximately 64,000 students, 2,000 professors, and a wide variety of disciplinary fields.
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All courses are taught in Italian; those majoring in Italian are given preference in applying for this exchange. UniMi’s departments are housed in 15th – 18th century palazzos and other architecturally significant structures in the center of Milan, and in modern buildings in the area known as Città Studi (the City of Studies). UniMi also boasts 47 libraries, a botanic garden, and its own choir and orchestra. Learn More

Paris, France

The Center for University Programs Abroad (CUPA)

CUPA is an independent organization founded in New York in 1963 that specializes in study abroad exclusively in Paris.
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The program is conducted entirely in French and enrolls students directly in the University of Paris system, allowing them to pursue coursework at a number of different Parisian universities and certain Grandes Ecoles and specialized institutes. Learn More

Quito, Ecuador

Founded in 1988, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) is a private liberal arts university located in Cumbayá, just outside of Quito, Ecuador.
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With over 7,000 students and hundreds of international students each year, it is one of the three highest-ranked universities in the country and is the only Ecuadorian university among the 75 best in Latin America. Furthermore, USFQ is the only university in the world with scientific stations in the Amazon rainforest and the Galápagos Islands.

Seoul, South Korea

Kyung Hee University

Kyung Hee offers Korean language classes as well as courses in the humanities, many of which are taught in English.
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Kyung Hee also offers a summer program, the Global Collaborative, which strives to promote a better understanding of the east Asian region and the world, in tandem with the current quests for “multiculturalism” and “global trust.” It aims to provide a new paradigm for higher education by integrating education, research, and practice. Learn More

Tokyo, Japan

Waseda University

Among the most well-regarded universities in all of Asia, Waseda consists of 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate. Exchange students may study Japanese language and take courses in English.VIEW MORE >>

Those majoring in Asian Studies are given preference in applying for this exchange.Learn More

The Bard NetworkBard College has long been known as an innovator and risk taker in the field of higher education. We believe that international education should be built upon meaningful partnerships based on the principles of mutuality and equality. Our groundbreaking study abroad programs, located in regions undergoing rapid political and economic transformation continue this tradition. The Institute for International Liberal Education (IILE) oversees Bard Abroad, our exchange programs, summer language intensives, Program in International Education (PIE), and Bard’s English Summer Language Intensive (BESLI). Our partnership programs serve young people from abroad, as well as from North America.